"The mountain pine beetle (MPB), Dendroctonus ponderosae, is a species of bark beetle native to the forests of western North America from Mexico to central British Columbia. It has a hard black exoskeleton, and measures approximately 5 mm, about the size of a grain of rice."
-from The Mountain Pine Beetle by Ramone Franklin, 1988.
Using the passage above for reference, which of the following sentences from a research paper on the mountain pine beetle is NOT an example of plagiarism?
A.
According to Ramone Franklin, the mountain pine beetle "has a hard black exoskeleton, and measures approximately 5 mm, about the size of a grain of rice."
B.
The mountain pine beetle has a hard black exoskeleton, and measures approximately 5 mm, about the size of a grain of rice.
C.
The mountain pine beetle (MPB) Dendroctonus ponderosae, is a species of bark beetle native to the forests of western North America.
D.
With a black exoskeleton and measuring approximately 5 mm, the mountain pine beetle is native to the forests of western North American from Mexico to central British Columbia.